Starbucks’ Howard Schultz calls out Trump and polarizing politics

Outgoing Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz laid out a centrist vision for the United States during a television appearance on Tuesday.
Outgoing Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz laid out a centrist vision for the United States during a television appearance on Tuesday.

NEW YORK — Howard Schultz sounds a lot like a guy running for office.

The outgoing Starbucks Corp. chairman — who has thrust the coffee chain into thorny social issues in recent years and took thinly veiled jabs at President Trump during the 2016 election season — laid out a centrist vision for the United States during a television appearance on Tuesday, adding to speculation that he’ll mount a run for the White House in 2020.

The Trump administration’s tax cut was “reckless” in the context of rising national debt, he said on CNBC, while also knocking the “vitriolic behavior” from the White House. Schultz raised concerns about the brewing trade…

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